Nimbus Records, Classical, NI 5810, The Songs of Nicolae Bretan, Alexandru Agache, baritone, Martin Berkofsky, piano

The Songs of Nicolae Bretan Alexandru Agache, baritone Martin Berkofsky, piano


1	Padurea (The Forest)	2.58


2	Septembrie Cu Roze (September With Roses)	3.15


3	Prea Sus Ati Fost! (So Far Above!)	3.12


4	Liniste (Silence)	2.57


5	Cucule, De Ce Nu Vii? (Cuckoo, Why Don’t You Return?)	2.32


6	Cîntecul Pugarului (Lament Of The Plow)	2.51


7	Casa Noastra (Our House)	2.41


8	Fata Mare (Fair Maiden)	2.44


9	Mors Magna (Mors Magna)	3.32


10	Vin’ Sub Plopul (Come Under the Poplar)	3.10


11	La Groapa Lui Laie (At The Grave Of Laie)	5.34


12	Dorurile Mele (My Yearnings)	2.49


13	Parasit (Abandoned)	3.40


14	Rea De Plata (The Reluctant Debt Payer)	2.06


15	Pe Dealul Feleacului (On The Hill Of Feleac)	3.32


16	În Fereastra Dinspre Mare (At The Window On The Sea)	2.31


17	Si Daca Ramuri Bat În Geam (And If Branches Beat Against The Window)	2.14


18	Stelele-n Cer (Stars In The Sky)	3.52


19	La Steaua (Toward The Star)	3.24


20	Pe Lînga Plopii Fara Sot (Where Mateless Poplars Grow)	2.59


21	S-Acele Dulci Pareri De Rau (And That Sweet Remorse)	2.02


22	Pe Aceeasi Ulicioara (On The Same Lane)	2.36


23	Fragment Din Scrisoarea IV (Excerpt From The Fourth Epistle)	2.40


24	S-a Stins Viata (‘Tis Gone The Life Of Venice)	4.15

	The poets are: Victor Eftimiu (Tracks 1 - 4), Carolina Bretan, mother of the composer (Track 5) Zaharia Bârsan (Track 6), Octavian Goga (Tracks 7 - 13), George Cosbuc (Track 14) Romanian Folklore (Track 15), Mihai Eminescu (Tracks 16 - 24) Translations of the poems into English and French by Judit Bretan, daughter of the composer Translations of the poems into German from English by Kurt Jankowsky Recorded by Nimbus Records at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, U.K. 8 & 9 November 2005
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